Budi Dharmawan

She slipped into the scene swiftly. No hesitation, no warning, no delay. Her movements were nothing but the optimum efficiency of appearing. She already sat when my eyes switched focus to her smile, which shattered all the preparations I’ve done to combat it. Seeing that I only held a 2-7 offsuit, I folded my hand to the indescribable joy of being whole again.

Over the past few days I keep thinking what makes me what I am today — a lazy one liner. Having realized that I started everything early, I was blinded with the thought that I got a heads up. I became the cocky rabbit who got beaten by the turtle. Took me a while, but I’m done racing.